(DC Pundit) – New York City mayoral hopeful and self-described socialist Zohran Mamdani is back in the headlines, this time for a resurfaced video in which he floats the idea of abolishing private property. Yes, the guy wants to be mayor of America’s largest city while openly promoting economic policies that have tanked countries across the globe. But sure, let’s give him the keys to the Big Apple.
The video, which has been circulating widely on social media, features Mamdani delivering what can only be described as a love letter to Marxism.
“My platform is that every single person should have housing,” Mamdani says in the clip, before pivoting to his big idea: “If there was any system that could guarantee each person housing, whether you call it the abolition of private property or you call it, you know, just a statewide housing guarantee, it is preferable to what is going on right now.”
Zohran Mamdani says he'd be in favor of the "abolition of private property" pic.twitter.com/WRs6JEG5tv
— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) July 17, 2025
Got that? In Mamdani’s world, the government seizing property is just another “guarantee.” Nothing to see here, just rewriting the Constitution and tossing centuries of economic progress into the Hudson River.
Critics wasted no time responding.
“He claims to be a socialist—whether it’s wanting to abolish private property or wanting to seize the means of production, these are communist ideas right out of the playbook of Karl Marx,” Rep. Nicole Malliotakis told Fox News Digital.
Malliotakis, whose mother fled Communist Cuba, added, “If the majority of New Yorkers knew what this guy truly stands for and how destructive and dangerous his policies are, there’s no way they’d vote for him. So many in our city fled places where socialism and communism destroyed their lives.”
She’s not wrong. The whole “abolish private property” thing didn’t exactly work wonders in Cuba, Venezuela, or the Soviet Union. But hey, maybe it’ll work in Queens.
Rep. Mike Lawler chimed in as well: “Zohran Mamdani’s call to abolish private property is dangerous and un-American. This will bring economic chaos, and New Yorkers deserve better than out-of-touch extremists pushing communist agendas.”
Rep. Claudia Tenney echoed that warning: “Stripping this fundamental right would devastate families, close small businesses, and destroy entire communities. Private property is a cornerstone Constitutional principle… It represents the essence of personal freedom, economic opportunity, and the American Dream.”
And Rep. Nick Langworthy didn’t hold back either: “Mamdani isn’t offering a housing plan—he’s pushing a communist manifesto. Families are fleeing the city because of high costs and crime, not because there’s too much freedom. New York City has to decide: do they want a mayor who believes in safety and prosperity—or a communist who wants to seize your home?”
“Yea, this guy is definitely not a communist,” Donald Trump Jr. posted sarcastically. Sen. Ted Cruz responded on X more bluntly: “He is a communist.”
He is a communist. https://t.co/1IpdkjDoyK
— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) July 17, 2025
At least Mamdani’s being honest about his views. It’s just unfortunate those views sound like they were copy-pasted from a Havana city council meeting.
New Yorkers have been through a lot, but this? This might just be the Marxist bridge too far.
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